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Is part of Claudia Valentine Marele Day , 1988 series - author novel (number 2 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 1993... 1993 The Case of the Chinese Boxes
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'The New Year started with a bang in Sydney's Chinatown - and it wasn't just the fireworks. While the rest of the country were celebrating, the biggest bank job in Australia's history was taking place.

'The press dubbed it 'The Great Chinese Takeaway'. And inside those stolen safety deposit boxes were items of much more value than money.

'Claudia Valentine is called in by the Chen family who are desperate for the return of a gold key embellished by a dragon. The hunt for this family heirloom spins her into a world of ancient treasures and modern Triad killings, through sleazy back streets and exotic oriental temples. And, everywhere, nothing is as it seems.' (Publication summary)

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Alternative title: Das Rätsel der chinesischen Schachteln
Language: German
    • Hamburg,
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      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Argument Verlag ,       1995 .
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      Extent: 224p.
      ISBN: 3886195686
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Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today Rachel Franks , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 96-111) In this chapter, Rachel Franks notes ‘‘Australian crime fiction writers imported many types of crime fiction from Britain, including the gothic mystery and the Newgate novel, and from America, including the locked room mystery and the spy story.’ She observes how Australian crime fiction has changed along with the ‘societies that produce it.’ She concludes that for Australian crime fiction to be attractive to mass market and an assured popularity, Australian crime fiction writers must respond ‘to the changing demands of their readers,’ and ‘continue to develop the genre with increasingly sophisticated stories about murderers and those who bring them to justice.’ (Editor’s foreword xii)
Orientation via Orientalism : Chinatown in Detective Narratives Karen Lynch , 2000 single work criticism
— Appears in: Popular Culture Review , February vol. 11 no. 1 2000; (p. 13-29)
`Bitch City' Marele Day , 1993 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: Killing Women : Rewriting Detective Fiction 1993; (p. 125-135)
Killing Women : Rewriting Detective Fiction : Introduction Delys Bird , Brenda Walker , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Killing Women : Rewriting Detective Fiction 1993; (p. 1-60)
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— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 8 December 1990; (p. 14)
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Forecasts Jane Stephens , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , September vol. 70 no. 1008 1990; (p. 26-27)
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— Appears in: Editions , September no. 8-9 1990; (p. 6-7)
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Style is the Essence Doris Leadbetter , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December-January (1990-1991) no. 127 1990; (p. 39)
— Review of The Case of the Chinese Boxes Marele Day , 1993 single work novel ; The Baby-Farmer Margaret Scott , 1990 single work novel
Orientation via Orientalism : Chinatown in Detective Narratives Karen Lynch , 2000 single work criticism
— Appears in: Popular Culture Review , February vol. 11 no. 1 2000; (p. 13-29)
Issues of Class and Gender in Australian Crime Fiction : From the 1950s to Today Rachel Franks , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 96-111) In this chapter, Rachel Franks notes ‘‘Australian crime fiction writers imported many types of crime fiction from Britain, including the gothic mystery and the Newgate novel, and from America, including the locked room mystery and the spy story.’ She observes how Australian crime fiction has changed along with the ‘societies that produce it.’ She concludes that for Australian crime fiction to be attractive to mass market and an assured popularity, Australian crime fiction writers must respond ‘to the changing demands of their readers,’ and ‘continue to develop the genre with increasingly sophisticated stories about murderers and those who bring them to justice.’ (Editor’s foreword xii)
The Life and Crimes of Marele Day Stuart Coupe (interviewer), 1990 single work criticism interview
— Appears in: Mean Streets : A Quarterly Journal of Crime, Mystery and Detection , October no. 1 1990; (p. 56-58)
Killing Women : Rewriting Detective Fiction : Introduction Delys Bird , Brenda Walker , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: Killing Women : Rewriting Detective Fiction 1993; (p. 1-60)
`Bitch City' Marele Day , 1993 single work criticism biography
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Subjects:
  • Urban,
  • Hong Kong,
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    China,
    c
    East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
  • Sydney, New South Wales,
Settings:
  • 1980s
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